Bulgaria had MiG-21MFRs.
These are MiG-21MFs, without the gun, but equipped with the -Rs recce “tools”.
Egypt used the MiG-21RF version.
It has a special camera equipment under the cockpit.
Does the RuAF still operate any Fishbeds or have they all been phased out?
Also, would like to learn more about the MiG-21R and how it differed from the M/MF and bis.
Some informative photo of the -R version.
MiG-21-93 is an upgrade programme, not a version. Furthermore, though I don’t know exactly the current state of the Indian MiG-21bis UPG or Bison programme (what is in fact the MiG-21-93) but the number of aircraft to be upgraded is 125. At least the number of MiG-21F remained below this figure.
It should be possible to find more than ten photos of operational SMTs but I can’t remember more than three or four pictures of MiG-21F (not to confuse with MiG-21F-13).
By the way – the picture of a pair of “Soviet” MiG-21s you posted is a bad fake showing photoshopped Czech MiG-21MF / MFN.
OK..
I think, the silver 21 with opened braking chute is also a photoshopped polish MF .
If you have photos of -F or -SMT, please take up here.
Thank you for the corrections.
Soviets…
In the Cold-War era in Hungary, every airbase had war-reserve operational places on fields.
On these pictures, you can see the MiG-21s on one of these places.
Scarcest MiG-21 variant is F, followed by S.
On this way…the scarcest variant the MiG-21-93
I talk about photos.
Or do you have a lot of operational SMT photos ?
( I corrected my words )
Somewhere in Mongolia
MiG-21SMTs, the most rare subvariant of the type. ( ön photos )
Where did you find the Libyan pic? 😮
webshots.com
The owner of the photo is croatian or serbian.I don’t remember.
And more
Voilá…
African trainers
Would you like more Cold-War era photos ?
That first one is a UH-1N Twin Huey of the US Marines.If you look hard on tailboom,you’ll notice “Marines” nice pic though.Love the FLIR equipped Hueys.
Thanks !
I made the correction.